Hit-and-run on Lloyd Expressway cause of pedestrian death

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A hit-and-run crash on the Lloyd Expressway late Thursday night claimed the life of a pedestrian.

Melissa L. Hall of Evansville, 50, died at the scene, according to the Vanderburgh County Coroner's Office. The Coroner's Office released Hall's name Friday morning.

Hall was struck by multiple vehicles, according to the coroner. Evansville Police Department is investigating the crash.

The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes around 10 p.m., near the Fulton Avenue exit. Police were redirecting eastbound traffic away from the area at the intersection of Lloyd and St. Joseph Avenue.

The Coroner's Office was called out to the scene at about 10:15 p.m., according to scanner traffic.

The road was wet after torrential rain throughout Thursday although police could not confirm that was a factor. The rain began again around 10:30 p.m. as the investigation continued and is still ongoing.

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